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21 Sept 2025

In pictures: Meet the fifteen ladies selected for the Mary From Dungloe Festival!

Over the 10 days, the participating ladies will wear their various sashes representing New York, Dungloe, Donegal, Birmingham, London, Dublin, Edinburgh, Wild Atlantic Way, Connacht, Midlands, United Arab Emirates, Philadelphia, Gaeltacht, Ulster and Glasgow

Gaeltacht: Niamh Ní Bhaoill 

Nineteen-year-old Niamh Ní Bhaoill hails from Crove, Carrick, where she grew up in a close-knit Irish-speaking family alongside her three sisters and two brothers.

Deeply passionate about Irish culture and language from a young age, Niamh excelled in Irish during her Leaving Certificate and remains a proud advocate for her heritage.

She is currently studying Quantity Surveying at Ulster University in Belfast. The Gaeltacht Mary has proudly represented Donegal, earning both Ulster and All-Ireland medals along the way.

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